METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chairman Romando Don Artes said the agency s new communications and command center (CCC) is the biggest and most advanced in the country yet also the most cost effective.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that it will close its doors to the tourists and the general public in observance of the holidays and to make way for its maintenance.
ROWING CHAMPS. Members of the Polillo Dragon Boat team pose for a photo opportunity after competing at the Open Standard Regatta in Manila held in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The group placed second to the powerful Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team. (Photo grabbed from the Polillo municipal government's Facebook page) LUCENA CITY - Fresh from its triumph at the Philippine Dragon Boat Regatta held in celebration of the Chinese New Year at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach, the Polillo Dragon Boat team is training its sight on the 16th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships to be held in Thailand this August. Ginalyn Flores, municipal councilor of Polillo town in Quezon province and manager/coach of the Polillo Dragon Boat team, is hoping their group will get the required endorsement of the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) to compete in the upcoming world championship event. She also hoped that the local government of Polillo would pitch in additional support. &q